Vietnam and Laos need to promote the efficiency of the Intergovernmental Committee on Bilateral Cooperation while enhancing collaboration to facilitate Vietnamese enterprises’ operations in Laos, which help boost investment and trade between the two countries.

The Vietnam Investment High Tech – Building JSC (VITC) inked an agreement to transfer CDeck and Top Base construction technologies to Ethiopia, in Hanoi on June 17. 

Authorities of the southern province of Binh Duong pledged to create optimal condition for foreign enterprises to operate in the locality, said a local senior official. 

VOV.VN - Increasing promotion activities and improving the business environment to attract capital investment, especially FDI, are top priorities for Hanoi’s economy. 

The government of Hanoi City is finding investors for 43 projects planned for implementation this year at a total cost of VND372.25 trillion (US$16.6 billion).

The Vietnamese Government always tries to create the most possible favourable conditions for foreign businesses and investors to operate in Vietnam, including those from Canada, affirmed Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on June 15. 

Since Thu Thiem development scheme was released, investors have flocked to this region. Many billion US$ estate projects have been proposed.

Many key projects in Vietnam with big problems in quality were implemented by Chinese contractors.

The government of HCMC has unveiled an ambitious plan to turn itself into a center for multinational corporations to fuel growth and compete with other Southeast Asian cities to lure foreign investment.

VOV.VN - A Japanese developer says he is hoping to develop a water park and entertainment centre in Ha Nam.

VOV.VN - Romania, is poised to attract huge amounts of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the near future said speakers at a June 15 Vietnam-Romania Business Forum in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Aeon Mall now owns four shopping malls and nearly 50 shops in Vietnam after two years joining the country’s retail market.

Indonesia has set a target to attract 631,500 billion Rp (US$49 billion) from foreign investors in 2017, up about 5% against 2016’s US$45.7 billion target. 

Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has reiterated her support for Indonesia’s tough policy forbidding foreign companies from investing in the local fishing business, even in the era of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

The central province of Quang Ngai is looking forward to the development of a multi-billion dollar gas-to-power complex, developed by the US energy giant ExxonMobil Corp.

Investors may have to wait a while longer to grab a slice of the ten major enterprises that have been on the government’s divestment list.

Ho Chi Minh City needs the partnership of big businesses at home and abroad as the southern metropolis aims to become a centre of finance, trade and services in Southeast Asia, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.

Foreign logistic firms are optimistic about the logistic sector’s development ahead of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, taking effect in 2018.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will be in charge of managing the first hotel with brand Holiday Inn & Suites Saigon Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

Singapore-based Mapletree Investments has said it acquired Kumho Asiana Plaza Saigon Company in Ho Chi Minh City from Kumho Industrial and Asiana Airlines.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on June 9 signed a sub-loan contract with four banks, who were selected for implementing the Vietnam Sustainable Agriculture Transformation (VnSAT) project.

The Lao Cai Renewable Energy JSC (LCRE) on June 8 inaugurated the Coc San hydro-electricity plant, the first foreign-funded power project in North Vietnam. 

Enterprises in the transport sector have become more eligible for official development assistance (ODA) after being restructured, officials say.

VOV.VN - The Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee has pledged to strengthen its work to maximize the benefits of international trade and investment for the economic and social development of the province.

Vietnam’s telecommunications industry has become the target of many large US firms, thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which will see the gradual opening of its doors to the agreement’s other 11 member countries.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in HCM City, the country's major economic hub, has fallen 38% year-on-year since the beginning of this year, according to the city's Statistics Office.

German enterprises are demonstrating their confidence in Vietnam, thanks to the country’s improved investment climate and participation in free trade agreements.

VOV.VN - Vietnam agriculture has unparalleled opportunities for growth, but making the most of them will require more effective regional integration, says the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development.

A Japanese electronic spare part manufacturing factory was inaugurated in the central province of Quang Ngai on June 5. 

VOV.VN - Hanoi needs to be a pioneer in promoting start-ups and creativity of Vietnam, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a June 4 conference on investment and development cooperation.